MP, Mizoram vote for new Assembly

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Here are the photos from the polling booths in Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh, where voting is underway for assembly elections...

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People queued up outside polling stations in large numbers as the voting began in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram - Photogallery

People queued up outside polling stations in large numbers as the voting began in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. According to reports, around 25 per cent of the 7,68,181 voters cast their votes by 10 AM. Deputy Additional Chief Electoral Officer CC Lalchhuangkina said "Conducive situation and favourable weather helped the people to exercise their franchise smoothly." "Like previous elections, polling was absolutely peaceful. As Mizo society is very disciplined and Church guided, electioneering has always been incident-free in the state," he said. In Madhya Pradesh, around 6.32 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 9 AM. MP's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao told media that around 70 Electronics Voting Machines (EVM) were replaced at various polling booths due to the technical glitch. Polling is being held from 8 AM to 5 PM in 227 seats, while in three Assembly seats of Lanji, Paraswada and Baihar in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district , the voting time is between 7 AM to 3 AM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and urged people to vote. "I request my sisters and brothers of Mizoram, particularly the dynamic youth of the state, to turnout in large numbers and vote," he said in one of the tweets. (Elections)

People queued up outside polling stations in large numbers as the voting began in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. According to reports, around 25 per cent of the 7,68,181 voters cast their votes by 10 AM. Deputy Additional Chief Electoral Officer CC Lalchhuangkina said "Conducive situation and favourable weather helped the people to exercise their franchise smoothly." "Like previous elections, polling was absolutely peaceful. As Mizo society is very disciplined and Church guided, electioneering has always been incident-free in the state," he said. In Madhya Pradesh, around 6.32 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 9 AM. MP's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao told media that around 70 Electronics Voting Machines (EVM) were replaced at various polling booths due to the technical glitch. Polling is being held from 8 AM to 5 PM in 227 seats, while in three Assembly seats of Lanji, Paraswada and Baihar in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district , the voting time is between 7 AM to 3 AM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and urged people to vote. "I request my sisters and brothers of Mizoram, particularly the dynamic youth of the state, to turnout in large numbers and vote," he said in one of the tweets. (Elections)